Display stand



April 3, 1943. w. L. LUICKEY 2,316,443

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Filed Aug. 20, 1941 smg 5 ATTORNEY INVENTOR Patented Apr. 13, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY STAND William L; Luckey, Detroit, Mich., assignor to Tivoli Brewing Company, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Michigan 6 Claims.

This invention relates to display stands, and refers particularly to a stand to support a plurality of sheets one in front of the other each so positioned that when looked at from the front the sheets together form a composite picture to which the appearance of depth is given by their arrangement. 4

It is an object of the invention to provide such a display stand wherein at each side a series of strips are superimposed one upon the other in forwardly and outwardly stepped relation so that between each adjacent pair of steps a recess is formed to support one vertical margin of a sheet.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a display stand including a shelf the rear margin of the latter being forwardly inclined towards its extremities, and to provide horizontal slots in the strips to receive marginal portions of these inclined extremities to afford means for supporting the strips upon the shelf both above and beneath which they extend.

The invention further aims to provide a display stand which is cheap and simple to manufacture; which can be made of wood, metal or other preferred material, or a combination of materials; and which is both rigid and durable.

Having thus briefly stated some of the objects and advantages of the invention I will now proceed to describe preferred embodiments thereof with the aid of the accompanying drawing, in

which:

Figure 1 illustrates a front elevatmn of the display stand showing a rear sheet and a portion of another one supported thereby.

Figure 2 is a plan view wherein parts of a plurality of sheets are shown supported in position,

and

Figure 3 is a section of a stand taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a partial front elevation showing a modified construction wherein the strips are differently made. I

Figure 5 is an enlarged section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a section on the line B5 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing, I designates a vertical back consisting of suitable rigidmaterial such as board, plywood, or metal. Suitably secured to this back and projecting horizontally therefrom is a shelf 2 which, in the present instance, is supported in a recess 3 formed in the said back as indicated in Figure 6. The rear edge face of the shelf 2 is forwardly and outwardly inclined towards its extremities as shown at 4 to engage vertical strips 5, or 5a, which extend both upwardly and downwardly therefrom.

In the arrangement shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the strips 5 are made of separate pieces of suitable material, preferably wood, and are superimposed one upon the other in forwardly and outwardly stepped relation with their contacting surfaces preferably adhesively secured to one another. Formed horizontally across the strips 5 are slots 5b to receive portions of the shelf margin 4 by which they are supported, and above and beneath which they extend. The inner vertical faces of the strips 5 of each set are forwardly flared towards the strips of the opposite set to form vertical recesses 6 between them and the adjacent inwardly projecting strips behind them, and between the rear strips and the back I, to support the vertical edges of sheets as shown at 10, lb, Ia and 1. The purpose of this arrangement is to support a plurality of such sheets one behind the other so that the sheets together depict a composite scene to which depth is given by showing various portions thereof on the different sheets. 8 denotes a decorative band which may be suitably secured to the front vertical margin of the shelf 2, and this shelf of course also serves to support the undersides of the said sheets.

In the modification shown in Figures 4 and 5, a continuous metallic strip 5a is substituted on each side of the shelf 2 for one set of the strips 5. The metallic strips 5a each consist of a thin piece of metal forwardly and outwardly stepped and so shaped that vertical recesses 6a are formed between each adjacent pair of steps to support one vertical margin of a card. Each metallic strip 5a is provided with a series of horizontally aligned slots 50 to receive a portion of one of the forwardly and outwardly inclined margins 4 of the shelf 2. The inner vertical margins of the strips 5a may also be flanged at 5d for attachment to the vertical edge faces of the back I.

While in the foregoing the preferred constructions of the invention have been described and shown, it is understood that alterations and modifications may be made thereto provided the said alterations and modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A display stand comprising a back, a shelf extending forwardly therefrom and having its rear edge forwardly inclined adjacent and towards its lateral extremities, two vertical sets of strips arranged in forwardly and outwardly stepped relation one on each side of said back,

said strips being horizontally slotted intermediately of their height to receive a portion of the inclined rear edge of said shelf, and the inner vertical edge faces of the strips being shaped to form recesses between them and the strips adjacent and inwardly disposed relative thereto to support vertical margins of sheets in said recesses, said shelf being adapted to support the undersides of said sheets.

2. A display stand comprising the combination set forth in claim 1, wherein the inner vertical edge face of the rear strip in each set is shaped to retain one vertical margin of a sheet between it and the back.

3. A display stand comprising the combination set forth in claim 1, wherein each set of strips consists of a plurality of flat members each resting partly upon and secured to the member behind it.

4. A display stand comprising the combination set forth in claim 1, wherein each set of strips consists of a single flexed member, and each member is provided with a vertical flange along its inner margin attached to the back.

5. A display stand comprising a back, a shelf extending forwardly therefrom adjacent the bottom thereof and laterally beyond the sides of the back, and opposed sets of rigid vertical strips extending infiexibly upward from said shelf toward opposite sides thereof, the strips in each set being arranged one in front of the other in overlapping relation and being progressively forwardly and outwardly stepped, the vertical inner edge face of each strip being shaped to form a vertical recess between it and the inwardly stepped strip immediately behind it to support one vertical margin of a sheet, the horizontal margins of the sheets being adapted to rest upon the shelf, and the spacing between opposed pairs of recesses increasing progressively toward the front of the shelf.

6. A display stand comprising a back, a shelf extending forwardly therefrom adjacent the bottom thereof and projecting laterally on both sides of said back, and opposed sets of rigid vertical strips immovably supported by said shelf towards opposite sides thereof, the strips in each set being disposed one in front of the other and progressively forwardly and outwardly stepped in overlapping relation, a plurality of vertical sheets of progressively increasing width, the vertical inner edge faces of the strips each being shaped to form a recess between it and the strip immediately behind it to support one vertical margin of a sheet, and the spacing between the opposed pairs of recesses being greatest at the front to support the widest sheet.

WILLIAM L. LUCKEY. 

